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Alternative Investments 2020
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Alternative Investments 2020

An Introduction to Alternative Investments

Worl Economic Forum
World Economic Forum, 2015
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8

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Changing regulations, enabling technology and catalyzing events have propelled the alternative investment market from obscurity into a $7 trillion industry. Today, alternative investments are a vital source of growth capital and a critical pillar of the economy. The World Economic Forum offers an easy-to-read guide, replete with useful graphics and charts, to the basics of this often little-understood sector. While getAbstract never dispenses investment advice, it suggests this practical primer to those intrigued by an unconventional approach to investing.

Take-Aways

  • Private equity buyouts, hedge funds and venture capital form the core asset groups of alternative investments, which play a vital role in raising capital in today’s economy.
  • Alternative investments differ from the usual stocks and bonds in that they are long-term, high-risk or illiquid investments with the potential to earn greater returns than those typically available from securities in public markets.
  • Regulations curtail these investments to just high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors, such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, banks, and so on.

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